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Republic Act No. 7687
Science
and Technology Scholarship Act of 1994
AN
ACT INSTITUTING A SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND OTHER
PURPOSES.
REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 7687
AN
ACT INSTITUTING A SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND OTHER
PURPOSES.
Section
1. Title. — This Act shall be
known as the "Science and Technology Scholarship Act of 1994".cralaw:red
Sec.
2. Statement of Policy. — Science
and technology are essential for national development and progress.The
State shall give priority to research and development, invention,
innovation
and their utilization; and to science and technology education,
training
and services.cralaw:red
In
line with the above, it is hereby declared the policy of the State to
promote
the development of the country's science and technology manpower in
line
with economic development and to provide the capability required in the
areas of research, development, innovation as well as their utilization.As
such, it shall provide for scholarships, grants-in-aid, or other forms
of incentives to deserving science students and other specially-gifted
citizens to enable them to pursue higher education or training in areas
of science and technology.cralaw:red
Sec.
3. General Objectives. — To carry
out the foregoing policy, this Act strengthens the country's science
and
technology manpower by creating a pool of scientists, engineers and
technicians
who shall fill the needs of industrialization. Towards this end,
scholarships
shall be provided to finance the education of poor, talented and
deserving
students desiring to pursue a degree or training in areas of science
and
technology as are recognized or permitted by law. chan
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Sec.
4. Science and Technology Scholarship
Fund. — There is hereby created a Science and Technology Scholarship
Fund,
hereinafter known as the Fund, to be administered by the Department of
Science and Technology (DOST).cralaw:red
Sec.
5. Appropriations. — The amount
necessary to carry out the initial implementation of this Act, shall be
charged against the current Fiscal Year Appropriations of the
DOST.cralaw:red
In
order to provide funds necessary for the continuous implementation of
the
program for every year following its initial implementation, the budget
of the DOST shall be increased in the amount of Sixty million pesos
(P60M)
per year until it eventually reaches the amount of Three hundred
million
pesos (P300M) to sustain the recipients of the scholarship during the
duration
of their study.
Sec.
6. Coverage. — The grant of any
scholarship award from the Fund shall be applied only in the field of
science,
mathematics, engineering, and such other areas in the undergraduate or
postgraduate courses as may be provided for in the rules and
regulations
to be promulgated by the DOST and the Department of Education, Culture
and Sports (DECS): Provided, however, That the scholarship
grant
for the postgraduate level shall not be limited to those scholars or
recipients
who are graduates of the undergraduate scholarship program.cralaw:red
Sec.
7. Assistance to Grantees. —
The grantee of the scholarship program under this Act is entitled to
financial
assistance which may include tuition and other school fees, outright
grant
for prescribed textbooks and essential school supplies, outright grant
for prescribed military science and physical education uniform,
transportation
expenses and monthly living allowance: Provided, however, That in the
granting
of financial assistance, the availability of funds, purchasing power of
the peso and rate of financial assistance given under other government
scholarship programs must be considered. chan
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Sec.
8. Qualifications. — In order
to qualify for the scholarship program, the applicant must be:
(a) a
member of the top five percent (5%) of the high school graduating
class,
regardless of gender, religion, and cultural affiliation;
chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred(b) a
resident of the municipality for the last four (4) years prior to
availing
of the scholarship, as attested by the school records; and
(c) of
good moral character and in good health.
Sec.
9. Value Formation Program. —
The scholarship program under this Act shall be supported by
appropriate
courses for value formation of scholars that will inculcate in them the
virtues of nationalism, industriousness, honesty, commitment to
national
development and an effective work ethic.chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
10. Distribution of Scholarship
Slots. — The DOST in line with this Act shall provide for a
proportional
and equitable allotment of slots for identified fields of science and
technology
to attain a balanced distribution of manpower in terms of number and
expertise.The
DOST shall organize a program geared towards enlisting at least two (2)
scholars in each municipality of the Philippines and at least ten (10)
scholars for those congressional districts without municipality.Qualified
members of the cultural minority in appropriate cases shall be given
due
preference. chan
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11. Place of Study in the Country.
— The recipient of the scholarship privileges under this Act shall be
required
to pursue their degree program and/or the vocational, technical, or
other
courses specified under this Act at any academic or training
institutions
duly accredited by the DECS and the DOST and in private schools
accredited
by Federation of Accrediting Agencies in the Philippines (FAAP).
Refusal
or failure to comply with this provision shall be ground for
disqualification
from the Program.cralaw:red
Sec.
12. Place of Study Outside the
Home Country. — The scholarship grant provided herein shall not be
limited
to studying only in any school in this country but would include
scholars
who can be granted the opportunity to study abroad in schools
specializing
in courses stated therein: Provided, however, That a grantee who has
qualified
for study abroad must execute an undertaking binding himself to return
to the country to fulfill his service obligation on the basis of the
length
of his scholarship. The Department of Foreign Affairs is hereby
directed
to give full assistance in enforcing such undertaking.cralaw:red
Sec.
13. Service Obligation. — Immediately
upon completion of a Bachelor of Science course, a scholar shall serve
the country on full-time basis only along his field of training for a
minimum
period equivalent to the length of time a scholar enjoyed the
scholarship
by rendering service to his province or municipality by organizing
technology-based
livelihood activities or enterprises, teaching, or such other service
related
to the course or training he has completed, and, for this purpose,
requiring
the execution of a contract between the Government and the scholar
incorporating
the details of the said service obligation.cralaw:red
Any
recipient of the program who has not completed his course shall render
service to the country equivalent to the number of years he enjoyed the
scholarship.cralaw:red
For
the purpose stated in paragraph 1 of this Section, government banks,
financial
institutions, and appropriate agencies shall provide priority access to
credit, research and development facilities, support programs and other
assistance to graduate scholars under this Act where the same may be
sound
and viable.cralaw:red
Any
scholar who violates the service obligation imposed under this section
shall be liable to reimburse the Government of the fund assistance
received
under this Act in full or pro tanto as the case may be.cralaw:red
Sec.
14. Post Scholarship Incentives.
— In order to encourage graduates of the scholarship program under this
Act to serve in fulfillment of their service obligation and entice them
to continue to stay and serve in the country even beyond their service
obligation, they shall be entitled to the following incentives:
(a) priority
for job placement in the Government or in the private sector in
positions
appropriate to their area of education or training;
chanrobles virtuallaw libraryred(b) grants-in-aid
and access to government research facilities in the conduct of research
and development projects and other service and technology
activities;
(c) access
to credit with liberal terms from government banks and financial
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(d) payment
of hardship and/or hazard allowance to those who are engaged in
research
and other science and technology activities that posed danger and
caused
hardship to their well-being; and
(e) travel
and accident insurance coverage.
Sec.
15. Advisory Committee. — There
is hereby created a committee composed of the Secretary of Science and
Technology as Chairman, and the Secretaries or Heads of the following
departments
or agencies or their chosen representatives as members:Education,
Culture and Sports; Budget and Management; Agriculture; Trade and
Industry;
Interior and Local Government; Finance and the National Economic and
Development
Authority; and two (2) representatives from the private sector one (1)
of whom shall come from the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry
and one (1) from other sectors.
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To
ensure the effective coordination of the program, said body shall act
in
an advisory capacity in its implementation.
Sec.
16. Implementing Body. — The
scholarship program herein provided shall be directly implemented by
the
DOST through the Science Education Institute.cralaw:red
Sec.
17. Rules and Regulations. —
Within thirty (30) days from the approval of this Act, the DOST in
joint
collaboration with the DECS shall promulgate the necessary rules and
regulations
for the effective implementation of the provisions thereof.cralaw:red
Sec.
18. Transitory Provisions. —
Within sixty (60) days from effectivity of this Act, existing state
colleges
and universities and private schools with curriculum offerings on
science
and technology shall ipso facto be deemed accredited.cralaw:red
Sec.
19. Repealing Clause. — All laws,
decrees, orders, rules and regulations, or portions thereof,
inconsistent
with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.cralaw:red
Sec.
20. Separability Clause. — In
the event any of the provisions of this Act is declared
unconstitutional,
the validity of the other provisions shall not be affected by such
declaration.
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21. Effectivity. — This Act shall
take effect upon its approval.chanrobles virtual law library
Approved:
March 2, 1994
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